However, Lin Li had no choice but to pray that Nefa would be able to hold on for a little longer as he watched the Flame Dragon Lothar pursue him in a disheveled manner. Nefa looked like he was about to be killed at any time. Rogge still needed time to exert the power of the branch of the Tree of Eternity and the Seed of Eternity, and Lin Li's current strength was not enough to buy him enough time. Since the beginning of the battle, Lin Li had been sweating profusely because of Rogge's reckless fighting style. However, Nefa, who was supposed to be his enemy, actually made him feel as if his heart was in the air. That was indeed something that made him feel rather helpless.
Although Nefa was not the real Dragon of Destruction, and there was a huge difference in strength between him and the Flame Dragon Lothar, he was able to maximize the deceit of the Laws of Evilness, and had escaped from the Flame Dragon Lothar's pursuit many times. However, the development of things often did not change according to one's will. The difference in strength was not that easy to make up for. Besides, Nefa had already suffered severe injuries when he resisted the flames for Rogge.
More importantly, the Flame Dragon Lothar was not a brainless magical beast. His powerful strength was only one of the reasons why he could survive from the prehistoric times to the present. Although he was not as cunning as Nefa who had mastered the Laws of Evilness, his intelligence was definitely not inferior to that of anyone present. No matter how brilliant a trick was, it was impossible to use it a second time in front of him. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to courting death. Ever since the beginning of the chase, Nefa had paid a huge price even though he had escaped death many times. There were deep wounds all over his body, and even half of his tail had been blown off.
Finally, when Nefa once again escaped from the claws of the Flame Dragon Lothar at the cost of losing half of his wings, both Nefa and Lin Li knew that it was impossible for Nefa to escape the next attack of the Flame Dragon Lothar. At this moment, although Rogge was chanting prayers faster and faster, which meant that he was about to complete the perfection of the Eternal Forest, it was obviously too late.
Damn it, I'm going all out! Seeing this situation, Lin Li couldn't be bothered anymore. Rogge was busy perfecting the Eternal Forest, and couldn't spare the time to send him back to Anril safely before the Flame Dragon Lothar arrived. He still had to fight for this chance of survival on his own. Lin Li did not blame Rogge for not being able to fulfill his promise. After all, no matter how thorough a plan was, it was impossible for it to be foolproof. Since he had chosen not to leave, he had to bear the consequences of his choice.
Seeing that Nefa was almost unable to dodge the Flame Dragon Lothar's attack, Lin Li made up his mind, and took out a sky-blue potion bottle from the Ring of Endless Storm. This potion bottle wasn't simple. It was carved out of Dreamland Crystal, and it was a Health Potion that any Pharmacist could only dream of obtaining. Any potion that was stored in the Health Bottle would gradually be purified of its impurities over time, and the potion's effects would naturally increase.
The Life Bottle contained the All-Knowing Potion that Lin Li had concocted using the black lotus that he had found while searching for fire element herbs. In fact, this was not the first time he had concocted the All-Knowing Potion, nor was it the first time he had consumed it. Back in the Scar of Death in the Blackstone Mountains, he had used this All-Knowing Potion to not only defeat the Legendary-realm Lich that was controlling the Humerus Wyrm, but also reach the Legendary-realm.
Although Lin Li was a pharmaceutics guru in the past, it was impossible for him to concoct an All-Knowing Potion without a week's time. However, he was now a Legendary-mage at the peak of level-23. Be it his ability to concoct potions or his understanding of magic power, they were far beyond what he had been in the past. Hence, even a Master-level potion like the All-Knowing Potion could be concocted within a short period of time as long as he had all the herbs and ingredients.
Moreover, this All-Knowing Potion was slightly different from the ones he had concocted previously. Lin Li had incorporated more of his understanding of pharmaceutics and his understanding of magic power after entering the Legendary-realm. In fact, Lin Li had concocted this potion because he was itching to use the black lotus that he had collected. Another reason was to prepare for when he entered the Sanctuary-realm in the future.
The effect of the All-Knowing Potion was to let the mage who drank it unleash the hidden potential of the body in an instant, thereby greatly increasing the strength of the user. Although it was a burst of potential, the effect was not temporary. The user's strength would not return to its original level just because the effect of the potion had worn off. Instead, it would remain at its original level. Hence, the All-Knowing Potion was not only effective for low-level mages, but also for those in the Legendary-realm. In particular, if this potion was stored in the Life Bottle, its effect would be greatly enhanced over time.
More importantly, Lin Li had made some changes to the potion, and made its effect reach the Guru-level. However, it also made the power in the potion much more violent. He was hoping to use the power of the Life Bottle to gradually resolve the problems caused by these changes. However, if Lin Li were to consume this potion now, its effect would naturally not be as strong as he had expected without storing it in the Life Bottle for a long period of time. Moreover, the violent power in the potion that had not been neutralized would basically cut off the possibility of him consuming this potion in the future, although it would not be life-threatening.
However, the current situation did not seem to allow Lin Li to consider other problems. If he could not even save his life this time, the All-Knowing Potion would have nothing to do with him even if it was stored in the Life Bottle for 10,000 years.
He would think about the future later. Now, he had to think of a way to overcome the current crisis! With that thought in mind, Lin Li did not hesitate at all. He unscrewed the cork of the potion bottle, raised his head, and poured all the liquid into his mouth.
The cool potion flowed through his throat and into his stomach, and Lin Li instantly felt as if his entire body was burning. The mana that was originally as vast as the ocean seemed to have set off a storm that could overturn the entire ocean under the power of the potion. All of his previous accumulations, his mastery of the Power of Light and Power of Darkness, and High Priest Rogge's guidance on the ultimate Power of Light and Darkness were all unleashed at this moment like a flood that broke through a dam under the effects of the All-Knowing Potion.
Lin Li's hair and clothes moved even though there was no wind. The boiling mana seemed to have substance as it formed a huge vortex around his body. What was even more frightening was his eyes, which flickered rapidly between the incomparably deep darkness and the pure and holy silver-white. Although they returned to their original black and white state in less than a second, they were even clearer than before, as if they could see through everything in the world.
Rogge, who was perfecting the Eternal Forest, suddenly felt a huge burst of mana not far away from him. He even thought that a strong enemy had appeared. However, when he opened his eyes, Rogge could not help but be shocked. Although he had long felt that Lin Li was extraordinary, he could not believe that this young mage seemed to have become a different person in the blink of an eye.
Rogge had long known that Lin Li had reached the peak of level-23, and that Lin Li's strength could break through at any time. However, what Lin Li was showing now was far from as simple as breaking through to the next realm. Rogge could clearly feel that Lin Li's rising mana did not stop after he stepped into the threshold of level-24. He even felt a trace of aura that belonged to a Sanctuary powerhouse.
However, that was all! Although Rogge was surprised by Lin Li's sudden increase in strength, it obviously did not change the comparison of strength between the two parties. The Flame Dragon Lothar's strength was as high as level-28, and was already a powerful existence that was half a step away from becoming a god. Even if Lin Li stepped into the Sanctuary-realm now, it would not make a difference, much less when he had only reached level-24.
However, Lin Li's next move gave Rogge a huge shock, and he almost lost his focus to continue perfecting the Eternal Forest. Looking at Lin Li flying towards the Flame Dragon Lothar, Rogge's heart was filled with regret at this moment. Why didn't he send this young mage back to Anril earlier? Why did he let such a genius fall here?
Seeing that Nefa was about to be killed by the Flame Dragon Lothar, Lin Li did not bother to greet Rogge. He only waited for the mana in his body to be suppressed a little before he picked up the Helios' Scepter and dashed towards the Flame Dragon Lothar like a bolt of lightning. While flying, Lin Li also began to recite a spell loudly. It was not the common language, nor was it the High Elves' language, but the ancient demonic runes that he had learned from Connoris.
While flying in the air, Lin Li would spit out an extremely mysterious symbol every time he recited a note. It was as if his voice had become real. After each symbol appeared, it would quickly grow from small to large, from solid to illusory, until it completely fused with the space and disappeared. Be it Nefa who had inherited the power of the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction or the knowledgeable high priest Rogge, none of them understood what Lin Li was trying to do. They did not know what the ancient demonic runes that Lin Li was reciting meant. On the other hand, the Flame Dragon Lothar did not take the insignificant Lin Li seriously at all. All he wanted to do was to help the ancient wyrms get rid of the traitor.
However, just as Lothar was about to catch up with Nefa and kill him, the surrounding environment suddenly changed. The thick green of the Eternal Forest had already disappeared, and the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness. Even the golden flames on Lothar's body could not light up the surroundings, and could only illuminate an area of more than 10 meters around him.
"The Throne of Darkness!" Nefa, who had already accepted his fate and waited for death, suddenly exclaimed uncontrollably the moment the darkness descended. The Throne of Darkness was a Magical Domain that the Dragon of Destruction had created in the Abyss of Tharlen for his projection of the Lord of Darkness. Although Nefa knew that Lin Li had passed his younger brother Tutankhamun's test, and should have been to the Abyss of Tharlen, he did not expect Lin Li to have actually taken the Throne of Darkness for himself.
"So it's the power of Azardas. What a joke. Do you think you can deal with me with just this!?" The Flame Dragon Lothar had also sensed the aura of the Dragon of Destruction in the Throne of Darkness, but his tone was still full of disdain. He was indeed qualified to do so. With his power that was close to that of the Dragon Aspect, even if the real body of the Dragon of Destruction were to descend, he probably wouldn't submit, let alone the Throne of Darkness that was created for his projection.
However, the Throne of Darkness was only the first step. After summoning the Throne of Darkness, Lin Li did not stop at all, and continued to recite another section of the ancient demonic runes.
As Lin Li recited the second section of the ancient demonic runes, the Flame Dragon Lothar finally felt that something was amiss. An aura that belonged to the Endless Abyss suddenly surged out from the depths of the Throne of Darkness like a tidal wave. What followed was a massive pressure that made him feel uncomfortable even with his abilities.
The second section of the ancient demonic runes was the one that Lin Li had learned from Connoris when he was suppressing the Lord of Darkness. It was a demonic rune that borrowed the power of the Endless Abyss. If not for the massive power of the Abyss, it would have been almost impossible for Lin Li to subdue the Lord of Darkness, who possessed the Throne of Darkness, given that he had just entered the Legendary-realm.
Although this world was not the Endless Abyss, the space here was unusually fragile. Otherwise, the Fire Elemental World would not have overlapped with this place. Lin Li did not summon the Throne of Darkness because he wanted to suppress the Flame Dragon Lothar with the power of the Throne of Darkness. That was obviously very unrealistic. The Throne of Darkness actually played a role similar to the passage to the Fire Elemental World. In a sense, it had overlapped the space here and the Abyss of Tharlen. The space that the Throne of Darkness covered was the part of the overlap between the Abyss of Tharlen and this world.
Of course, this did not mean that Lin Li was certain of his victory. The Flame Dragon Lothar was not the Lord of Darkness, and this place was not the real Endless Abyss. Even if Lin Li were in the Endless Abyss, it would be impossible for him to suppress the Flame Dragon Lothar with the power of the Abyss. Now, the power of the Abyss that Lin Li could mobilize was actually far from what he had used to be. Actually, Lin Li had no idea whether he could suppress the Flame Dragon Lothar, and how long he could do so for.
Lin Li's sudden thought of this method was actually inspired by the memory of the powerful Lord of Disaster in Balak's magical crystal. During the prehistoric times, the Lord of Disaster, Balak, had used this method to connect with the Abyss through his own domain and borrow the power of the Abyss. He even let the Zago Demons that could not leave the Abyss descend onto the battlefield. Unfortunately, Lin Li only had Balak's memory, and not Balak's abilities.
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